Digital Government

Feds Should Investigate Digital Loss Prevention Protection

Even though most federal networks are already packed with cybersecurity protections, the need for DLP could easily be overlooked.

Cybersecurity

How Long Until Hackers Start Faking Leaked Documents?

There’s nothing stopping attackers from manipulating the data they make public.

Cybersecurity

The Hack on US Olympians' Medical Records

A Russian group released details it says belong to athletes including Simone Biles and the Williams sisters.

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Alibaba Believes the Future of Mobile Payments Lies in the Veins of Our Eyeballs

Chinese companies in particular have much to gain from investing in biometrics for security.

Cybersecurity

Lockheed Scores $395M DHS Cyber Contract

The company will support DHS' Security Operations Center, which would monitor cyber activity and potential intrusions across the department.

Cybersecurity

Brennan: Government 'cannot just hope' private sector will protect digital domain

CIA Director John Brennan warned of the need to improve government defense of the digital domain before a catastrophic event.

Cybersecurity

Unleashing Digital Talent in the Next Administration, Part 2

Tricks for CHCOs and CIOs can use to hire in-demand digital talent within existing rules.

Cybersecurity

Touhill outlines skills he wants from IT workforce

New U.S. CISO Greg Touhill discussed the skills he believes the cybersecurity workforce should have and offered advice for the next administration.

Cybersecurity

Army: Partnerships essential to meet future cyberthreats

For the Army to meet the cyberthreats of the future, it must forge deeper partnerships with industry and academia today.

Cybersecurity

DHS officials say border databases are working together

Interlocking database checks are a potent link in blocking potential terrorists from entering the U.S., DHS officials said at a Capitol Hill hearing.

Cybersecurity

NSA Dares College Students to Locate, Disarm Bombs Controlled through the Net

NSA officials say they will confront young computer scientists with the kinds of threats the agency faces daily, partly as an intelligence analyst recruitment effort.

Cybersecurity

Lawmakers: How Secure Are Voting Machines?

After campaign and voter database hacks, a House committee wants to know if voters can trust the process.

Cybersecurity

McCain to White House: If You Won’t Establish a Cyber Defense Policy, Congress Will

A Senate Armed Forces Committee blasted the White House for "ignoring" issues related to encryption.

Cybersecurity

Nothing Pixelated Will Stay Safe on the Internet

Sensitive information such as obscured license plate numbers or censored faces may soon become easier to reveal.

Cybersecurity

New policy on encryption appears unlikely

The director of the National Security Agency and the undersecretary of Defense for intelligence told a Senate panel that encryption issues would continue to be handled on a case-by-case basis.